In her previous life, her eldest brother died early, her second sister went blind due to illness, her third brother became autistic, and she herself lived a life of poverty and hardship, scavenging...
Patriarch Kong had a question, "Miss Zhou, since you've discovered the flaw in the natal lamp, do you know the reason?"
He would feel uneasy if he didn't figure out this problem. Lighting the natal lamp is a custom passed down from ancestors.
Zhou Xiang understood that it would be difficult for an old man like him who valued his family to change the customs of his ancestors, so he explained his confusion to him, "Do you remember when I asked you whether the method of lighting your natal lamp and the type of fuel used were ancient traditions?"
Patriarch Kong nodded, "Yes."
Zhou Xiang continued, "Since these two are ancient inheritances, your martial arts are also ancient inheritances, but the martial arts are no longer applicable. After integrating folk martial arts, there have been some improvements, right? This is what Kong Xianxian told me."
Patriarch Kong nodded again, "Yes."
"So, how did the natal lamp and fuel method maintain their effectiveness when the overall environment changed? There must be something else compensating for it.
Kong Xianxian said, "The Way of Heaven is fifty and the Great Derivations are forty-nine." As someone who doesn't understand divination, I understand that it means: "Man's calculations are not as good as Heaven's calculations."
No matter how powerful you are, you cannot surpass the heaven. No matter how powerful your ancestors are, even if they have ascended to heaven, have you ever thought about the overall environment?
In their time, there were many cultivators, and many of them fought for their lives against the heavens. Occasionally, the heavens would make mistakes and allow some individuals to ascend to heaven.
Don't tell me that ascending is easy. If it is easy, then my understanding is wrong."
Patriarch Kong continued, "No, at that time, it was difficult for someone to ascend to heaven in tens of thousands of years. So, what Miss Zhou meant was that in the current environment, our cultivation is not allowed by the Heavenly Dao. Therefore, once we start practicing, we know that our life is short, and the more we practice, the shorter it becomes.
Once the natal lamp is lit, it must be maintained with life energy. This is why God allows the natal lamp to exist. After all, the natal lamp is like another life for us.
Zhou Xiang nodded, "Yes, that's how I understand it. The natal lamp and the fuel oil are all ancient inheritances. So, there must be many things in the ancient inheritance that God can't do anything about, otherwise people wouldn't be able to ascend to heaven.
So, in the current environment, Heaven can do nothing with your natal lamps, but He can do nothing with your lifespan. He is warning you, but unfortunately, your ancestors have gotten stuck in a dead end, desperately searching for the reason in their cultivation."
Patriarch Kong and Kong Qianchen stood up together and bowed to Zhou Xiang, bowing all the way to the bottom. "Thank you for your kindness, Miss Zhou."
Zhou Xiang was startled. "What are you doing? I told you this is just my guess."
The father and son of the Kong family stood up straight, and the old patriarch of the Kong family said, "No, I think your guess is completely correct. At that time, there were suddenly fewer cultivators on the planet, and the ambition of our ancestors arose, and they always wanted to dominate.
Miss Zhou's words just now made me suddenly enlightened. The sudden decrease in the number of practitioners is already a warning. Our ancestors were blinded by desire. The ancestral motto passed down by the Kong family is to practice and become strong.
I think if the Kong family's skills had not been integrated with folk martial arts, they would have been reduced to ashes long ago."
This is the power of heaven, and this is a very clear warning from heaven that practitioners are not allowed to exist.
Patriarch Kong only dared to say the last sentence in his heart. He was afraid. After Zhou Xiang pointed out that it was a warning from God, he didn't even dare to say the word "God" out loud. He had said too many words before, all of which were complaints. From now on, he wouldn't dare to say them easily.
Zhou Xiang blinked her eyes. Did Patriarch Kong suddenly understand? Was Yu Yi's prediction about opportunity correct? Because of that uncle's interference, she was forced to cooperate with the Kongs, forced to tell them the reason for their short lifespans. After all the twists and turns, the Kong family finally had their chance?
Thinking of this, she slapped the coffee table and said, "I'm not willing to accept this!"
Zhou Xiang's slap scared Professor Chu and Zhou Niao, and the others immediately understood why she was unwilling to accept it.
The Kong family father and son smiled happily. The opportunity had finally come, and Miss Zhou had no choice but to accept it.
Zhou Yan grinned and comforted his aunt, "Aunt, you didn't lose."
I will take over the Kong family in the future, and my aunt will definitely not lose.
Ling Ran put his arm around his wife's shoulders and consoled her, "It took a lifetime of divination to get this. No matter how many twists and turns there are, it will always come back to normal. Isn't the result of the divination also a directive from heaven?"
Zhou wanted to look up, uh, it was the ceiling. She was unwilling to accept it, she didn't want to be a pawn!
Professor Chu understood now, "Zhou Xiang, has the saying that Yu Yi of the Kong family is an opportunity come true?"
Zhou Xiang pushed away his lover's arm, leaned towards the teacher on the right, and held the teacher's arm.
"Isn't it? Teacher, your student was bullied, you have to avenge me."
Professor Chu immediately pulled the student's arm away and said, "Get out of here! Even if I'm a powerful teacher, I wouldn't dare challenge Heaven! You're simply betraying your teacher and ancestors."
"Teacher, you use idioms incorrectly."
"I was scared by you. This idiom popped up in my mind. You should accept your fate and take good care of Zhou Niao, this Yu Yi... No, since it has come true, it doesn't matter whether we are Yu Yi or not. Let's coexist peacefully from now on. Coexist peacefully! Teacher has something to do, so I'll leave first."
Professor Chu quickly stood up and left Zhou's house. He used to believe in science and never felt the existence of God. However, the content of the meeting just now made him feel that the pressure on his head was extremely great.
Especially since this student even told him to seek revenge on God, isn't that courting death? This student is too scary, he needs to go back and calm down.
Looking at the teacher running away in panic, Zhou Xiang couldn't help laughing. The teacher was too timid. Didn't he always believe in science?
She turned and looked at the Kong family father and son, "Since you have obtained the most important opportunity, quickly modify Yan'er's skills!"
Patriarch Kong nodded and said, "This will be quick. It will be done in a short while. Where does Yan'er want to practice?"
Zhou Xiang turned around and saw his elder brother hugging his nephew tightly. He said helplessly: "Brother, Yan'er must change his cultivation method. You just stay with him."
Zhou Niao nodded, "Yeah!"
"Let's go to my study! Ling Ran, quickly fix the security screens on the windows of my eldest brother's room. The sanitary ware in the children's bathroom also needs to be replaced."
Zhou Xiang said this, stood up and led the way, and the old master Kong quickly followed.
"All right!"
Ling Ran had no choice but to accept the task assigned by his wife. He also glared at Kong Qianchen who stood up and forbade him to go with him to watch Yan'er change his martial arts skills.
Kong Qianchen: "We should fix the window in Big Brother's room. I'll go with you!"
Ling Ran was annoyed, "Who are you calling big brother?"
"How about calling me cousin-in-law?"
Zhou Niao, holding her son, paused and hurried to catch up with her sister and the old master of the Kong family.
Ling Ran felt that he and his elder brother must have made a mistake in taking the main medicine. He had originally planned to take Kong Qianchen's main medicine, but now looking at this guy's appearance, it seemed that he was closer to his elder brother-in-law.
Zhou wanted to take the person into the study of his suite. "Do you want to sit on the stool or on the floor?"
"On the ground! It's safe."
Zhou Xiang took out a bed board from the ring and placed it on the floor in the middle of the room, then threw out a mattress.